cnn's jason carle is outside the nfl's offices. good morning, jason. >> reporter: and good morning to you. that call on monday night set all things in motion, 17 hours of negotiation going on in tuesday, more negotiating going on until midnight last night, about when both sides came to this agreement, made the announcement they reach this agreement, fans are very happy about, the rest really making now the a good way in terms of what was reached. the referees will not have to give up their pension in exchange for 401(k) plan and last pay raise spread out over the next several years, the nfl commissioner weighing in late last night, carol, saying this agreement supports long-term reforms that will make officiating better, the teams, players and fans want and deserve both consistency and quality in officiating. the referee association president also weighing in last night saying we are glad to be getting back on the field for this week's games. as you can imagine, carol, as fans woke up this morning and heard about their news, they w